Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 70.1% more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 83.0% more for restaurants
|
Lusaka
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW138.19
|
$8.00
LBP715,377
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW92.07
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW26.19
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW12.03
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 11.9% less for groceries
|
Lusaka
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW21.49
|
$0.78
LBP69,985
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW105.81
|
$5.14
LBP459,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW131.33
|
$6.42
LBP574,148
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW64.76
|
$2.17
LBP193,657
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW47.89
|
$3.32
LBP296,469
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.29
|
$0.61
LBP54,251
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW19.05
|
$0.57
LBP50,984
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW32.37
|
$0.37
LBP33,438
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW16.66
|
$0.44
LBP39,407
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.65
|
$0.33
LBP29,339
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.68
|
$0.40
LBP35,998
|
|
pay 67.4% more for transportation
|
Lusaka
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW135.42
|
$3.53
LBP315,933
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW992.94
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW214,605.03
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW325.20
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 96.8% more for housing
|
Lusaka
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,872.48
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW7,039.44
|
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,278.64
|
$369.23
LBP33,017,416
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,238.72
|
$189.49
LBP16,944,186
|
|
pay 81.2% more for childcare
|
Lusaka
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW2,984.12
|
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW157,766.35
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
|
|
pay 73.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lusaka
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW27.46
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW58.84
|
$2.48
LBP221,977
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW68.98
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,090.00
|
$60.83
LBP5,439,849
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW83.54
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Lusaka
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW657.64
|
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW703.99
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,417.67
|
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,356.44
|
$117.86
LBP10,539,041
|
|
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